Pictorial Records of 1821, J. Meletopoulos, Athens 1971 - Greek War of Independence, Limited edition

Pictorial Records of 1821. Introduction by J. Meletopoulos. Layout by A. Tassos. English Translation by T. Cullen. A large format pictorial record featuring the Greek War of Independence.

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Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), British historian, academic and author. No signature. No other annotations. Please see our other listings for related works.

Published by Taspioti-Elka Grapgic Arts Inc., Athens 1971. First edition. Limited edition. Printed in an edition of 5,000 copies; 4,000 copies in Greek and 1,000 copies in English, of which this is one. Uncommon.

Very good large format book with stiff card covers - their off-page slug area folded over in large flaps to the inner cover for strengthening. Pictorial covers with some rubbing, bumping and wear.

Text is bright and clean throughout and in very good condition. Some mild age discoloration to extremities. Soundly bound. Well illustrated.

Text in English.

87pp +1pp. 

Weight approximately 1.2kg unpacked.

Dimensions: Approximately 333mm high x 303mm wide x 12mm deep.